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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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